Learning to Live Fully in Ordinary Life with Sarah Ruccio Huffman

In this episode of the Searching Inward Podcast, Scott Reall, Seth Abram and Anna Bryant speak with Sarah Ruccio Huffman, the Healing Arts Coordinator at Monthaven Arts and Cultural Center. Sarah has worked as a clinical chaplain and an expressive therapist in a variety of environments, and she discusses the value of therapy. She shares the pivotal moment that inspired her to help other people learn how to live fully in an ordinary life. She also talks about her experience with Restore Small Groups and the direct correlation between her expressive therapy groups and Restore Small Groups.“It’s so impressive that you are able to get to that point to realize like I do need help. I do need to talk about these things. And then when you do normalize helping yourself, how that in turn helps others that are watching your story unfold.” -Anna [10:04]“The underlying message there is that asking for help is a sign of weakness, and so I have learned along the way that asking for help is a sign of strength.” -Sarah [10:42]“Spirituality assists and supports an expansion of our identity.” -Seth [20:59]TIMESTAMPS[00:05] Intro[00:50] This week’s guest, Sarah[01:52] Becoming an expressive therapist[06:16] A pivotal moment[11:06] The value of art therapy[13:51] Current therapy trends[21:33] Helping military veterans[27:30] Her experience with Restore Small Groups[32:12] Primary issues in therapy community[35:45] The Journey to Freedom process[41:24] Listen to yourself and respondFollow and ContactFacebook: Restore Small GroupsInstagram: @restoresmallgroupsYouTube: Searching Inward PodcastWebsite: restoresmallgroups.org